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New Mountains For New Vale CEO
Famously fit Fabio Schvartsman faces environmnetal, financial and market challenges as newly appointed CEO of Brazilian iron-ore maker Vale.
Latin America
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Private Equity Gets Back Into Brazil
A positive macroeconomic outlook and a sharp decline asset prices are once again making Brazilian investments attractive for large international private equity firms, which are cautiously returning after three years of economic crisis.
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Sunnier Prospects For Latin America
With asset prices low while fundamentals are improving, Latin American economies are poised for a rebound.
Country Report
Paraguay: Making The Right Moves
Paraguay has emerged from the shadows of its larger neighbors Brazil and Argentina to become the “little China” of South America. Its against-the-odds economic success story is sustained by an investment-friendly climate and strong fiscal discipline.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Trade Pact Sails Forward
Ratified by more than 110 of 164 member countries, the Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA) has gone into force, launching “a new phase for trade facilitation reforms all over the world,” according to the WTO.
Award Winners
Latin America Winners: A Need For Speed
Coverage of Latin Americaregionalwinners ofGlobal Financemagazine's 2017 awards for Best Treasury & Cash Management.
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New Mayor Sells Off São Paulo
New mayor of São Paolo João Doria, a businessman, plans to sell the racing circuit of Interlagos and the operation of Pacaembu soccer stadium.
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Insider At UN To Mitigate Antiglobalism
António Guterres, the former prime minister of Portugal and UN high commissioner for refugees, took over on January 1 for a five-year term as the United Nations secretary general.The fact that Guterres ran a major UN agency during a global refugee crisis would help him to focus on ways to better integrate the various UN operations and to partner with other institutions.
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Panama Booms But It’s “Pay to Play”
Panama has a claim as economic growth champion of Central America. Still, for investors, growth isn’t everything, and in Panama, corruption is a significant problem.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Brazil: New Entities Take On Credit Analysis
With alternative lending on the rise, Brazil seeks to establish new and reliable sources of financial information.
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Colombia: Unsettled After Voters Nix Peace
Columbian voters stunned observers on October 2 by rejecting the peace deal between the government of president Juan Manuel Santos and the guerrilla group Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), despite a 52-year civil war that has claimed approximately 220,000 ...
Features
Felaban Draws Bankers To Buenos Aires
The Felaban Annual Assembly in Buenos Aires in November is expected to be one of the biggest networking events of the year for international bankers.